Re: Linux Hardening

From: Sumit Dhar (sumit.dhar@slmsoft.com)
Date: 05/23/02


Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 21:31:07 +0530 (IST)
From: Sumit Dhar <sumit.dhar@slmsoft.com>
To: "Fallon, Benjamin" <bfallon@Businessedge.com>


> Anyone know where I can find step-by-step documentation
> on Hardening RH Linux boxes? I usually just use Bastille

Check out Securing and Optimizing Linux by Gerhard Mourani.

Availabe at www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3/

I do believe this is one of the better books on this topic. The other book that you might want to try is:

Maximum Linux Security

Cheers
Sumit Dhar [http://dhar.homelinux.com/dhar/]
Manager [Research and Product Development]
SLMsoft.com

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